21 Best universities for Automotive Engineering in Ukraine

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ukraine ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 17.6K citations received by 4.31K academic papers made by 21 universities in Ukraine was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Automotive Engineering

#232 in Europe

#740 in the World

Founded: 1930

2. Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Automotive Engineering

#264 in Europe

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1930

3. Odessa National Maritime University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Automotive Engineering

#322 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1930

4. National University of Shipbuilding

Ukraine | Mykolaiv

For Automotive Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1920

5. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Automotive Engineering

#363 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1898

6. National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Automotive Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,770
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1885

7. Lviv Polytechnic National University

Ukraine | Lviv

For Automotive Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 31,973
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1844

8. National Aviation University

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Automotive Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1933

9. East Ukrainian National University

Ukraine | Sievierodonetsk

For Automotive Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1920

10. National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Automotive Engineering

#439 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Enrollment: 22,278
Male:Female: 69:31
Founded: 1898

11. National Aerospace University

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Automotive Engineering

#469 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1930

12. O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv

Ukraine | Kharkiv

For Automotive Engineering

#532 in Europe

#1803 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1922

13. Zaporizhzhya National Technical University

Ukraine | Zaporizhia

For Automotive Engineering

#568 in Europe

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1900

14. Odessa National Polytechnic University

Ukraine | Odesa

For Automotive Engineering

#581 in Europe

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1918

15. National Mining University

Ukraine | Dnipro

For Automotive Engineering

#592 in Europe

#2054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 8,260
Founded: 1899

16. Sumy State University

Ukraine | Sumy

For Automotive Engineering

#607 in Europe

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 13,622
Founded: 1993

17. Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk

For Automotive Engineering

#628 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Enrollment: 4,331
Male:Female: 74:26
Founded: 1967

18. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Ukraine | Kyiv

For Automotive Engineering

#629 in Europe

#2248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1834

19. Lutsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Lutsk

For Automotive Engineering

#640 in Europe

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1966

20. Donetsk National Technical University

Ukraine | Pokrovsk

For Automotive Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1924

21. Khmelnytskyi National University

Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi

For Automotive Engineering

#650 in Europe

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 7,170
Founded: 1962

The best cities to study Automotive Engineering in Ukraine based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dnipro, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv.